XBLM in March: Lara Croft deals, MvC3 and Dragon Age 2 DLC, free Gold weekend

by Richard Mitchell on Mar 3rd 2011 5:40PM

Major Nelson has posted highlights from the Xbox Live Marketplace schedule for March. First up, the Dragon Age 2 "Black Emporium" DLC -- free to those who purchase new copies of the game -- will land on March 8 for 800 points ($10). Second, as promised, bonus characters Jill and Shuma Gorath will be available for Marvel vs. Capcom 3 on March 15 for 400 points ($5) each.

In other XBLM happenings, March 7 kicks off a Lara Croft themed "Deal of the Week," which will see Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light knocked down to 600 points ($7.50). Lara Croft DLC will also be discounted by fifty percent. Also, the week of March 14 will see several St. Patrick's Day deals, notably some discounted Green Day DLC (green -- geddit?) and Social Distortion's "Bad Luck" for Rock Band.

Finally, Xbox Live Silver members can enjoy free Xbox Live Gold this weekend, beginning Friday, March 4 at 12PM ET through Monday, March 7 at 12PM ET. Head past the break for a more complete schedule of releases.

Deal of the Week

Week of March 7

Lara Croft & The Guardian of Light ~~1200~~ 600 ($7.50)
Raziel & Kane Character Pack ~~400~~ 200 ($2.50)
A Hazardous Reunion Challenge Pack 3 ~~400~~ 200 ($2.50)
All the Trappings Challenge Pack 1 ~~400~~ 200 ($2.50)
T-Rex Pet ~~240~~ 120 ($1.50)

Week of March 14

Clover: A Curious Tale ~~400~~ 200 ($2.50)
Rock Band - "Bad Luck" ~~160~~ 80 ($1)
Rock Band - Green Day Pack 01 ~~440~~ 220 ($2.75)
Lips - "Some Guys Have All The Luck" ~~160~~ 80 ($1)
Lips - "Chasing Cars" ~~160~~ 80 ($1)
Green Avatar Tux ~~240~~ 120 ($1.50)
Leprechaun Avatar Prop ~~240~~ 120 ($1.50)
Green Shamrock Avatar Tee 80 40 ($0.50)
Red Dead Redemption Irish T-Shirt 80 40 ($0.50)
NBA2K11 Celtics Jersey ~~240~~ 120 ($1.50)

Avatar Marketplace

March 3: Robots
March 10: Halo: Reach collection update

Downloadable content

March 8

Dragon Age 2 Exiled Prince 560 ($7)
Dragon Age 2 The Black Emporium 800 ($10)
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Porsche Unleashed 560 ($7)
(March 8-14) Your Shape: Fitness Evolved DLC Sale 50%-60% off

March 15

Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack 800 ($10)
Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Jill Character 400 ($5)
Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Shuma Character 400 ($5)

Xbox Live Arcade

March 9th: Torchlight 1200 ($15)
March 16th: Full House Poker 800 ($10)

Xbox 360 Games on Demand

March 8: Kane & Lynch 2
March 15: Halo: Reach

Source: Major Nelson

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Reader Comments (45)

The Dragon Age 2 demo is now no longer Gold exclusive.

That is a surprisingly quick turn around for Reach on GoD for XBL.

Can't wait for Torchlight, pretty pumped for it!

So the price of the MvC3 Special Edition is worth it!

Hmmmm, does a free gold weekend give you access to the gold deals? I was thinking about picking up Toy Soldiers and using a 1 month card I have laying around, but I might save it if the weekend free gold would let me buy it.

@Courtney

I don't think trial gold memberships allow for the purchase of Xbox Live Gold deals, just for the full online functionality like online multiplayer, game/party invites, game/party chat, and messages.

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light is definitely worth getting at that price, especially if you have a friend to play with.

Got it, what about the additional content?

So its not really all Lara Croft DLC on sale, its just the GoL ones.

@majorfalcon Lara Croft and Tomb Raider are two different franchises. Currently GoL is the only game in the former franchise. So yes, techincally it is all the Lara Croft DLC.

Did they ever get around to adding in online co-op via patch in Lara Croft GOT like they promised? If so I'm buying it.

@Anticrawl

Yes a few months ago. The game has some glitches, most will just make you laugh, but overall it's a fantastic game and tons of fun either alone or co-op.

Sweet, been waiting for GoL to go on sale again.

@The Tim Me too, I missed it the last time around. Surprised it's on sale again so soon, but I'm happy!

$5 for costumes in MvsC3, now we have to pay $5 for each character, thats ridiculous!

@linkboy77 If you think that's bad, just wait for the inevitable costume DLC for those characters.

@Kyattsuai no i know, I can only imagine the priced DLC that will come out for it

@linkboy77

Especially considering how lacking in content the actual game is. No meaningful modes beyond arcade/versus. No cheesy mini-games like the car buster. Nothing

THEY DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER ANIMATING CUTSCENES. There could have atleast been an attempt at at cross over story. If they wanted to do strictly comic pages then they could have atleast had full animated comic issues for each main character inbetween each fight. I love MvC3 but you have to be the hardest of hardcore fans to not feel ripped off.

@linkboy77
All I know is if they try to make us pay for a spectator mode,
Shit will hit the fan.

@linkboy77 Capcom, along with the majority of Japanese developers, are absolute shit.

CHAOS DIMENSION!

neato. 2 dlc packs for DA 2 on release day. idk why bioware did release day dlc since DA 2 is gonna be fricking long already

@endgamer77
It's because the DLC will already be finished by that time. I think both of those things are free if you preordered the game/bought it new by a certain point.

@fallouthirteen

Yes, the first DLC is included free with the Signature Edition copies of the game and the second DLC is free to anyone that purchases the game new. So quit your whining, endgamer.

I can't wait to have Felicia fight the... tentacle monster...

$5 for EACH CHARACTER?

F-U Capcom!!!!

@Hawaii Jeff Blazblue's 8 dollar character DLC says hi!

@EddieVercetti

2D sprites take a great deal more care and talent to create in their defense. And that is still better than Capcom's usual re-release retail game to get extra characters.

I wish Joystiq would have split the good news with the capcom news. The Capcom news is making me so angry it is hard to be excited about the cool sale items.

I'd love to know how many dozens of kb this download code is. My guess is around 98 entire kilobytes to unlock the characters on the disc. Alt colors should be coming for around $10 per 5 characters in the next few months. Keep up the good work Capcom.

Joking. I hope you go out of business shit for brains.

wow. 5 dollars for each new character in mvc3? Then all the other additional content coming out for more money. Why mvc2 was so good is that it had so many different characters to choose from for casual players like myself. You cannot if try the character to see if you even like them and how many times you would play with them. Even though its still a great game, another fighter game like Soul Caliber had so many opitions/modes/costumes to use FREE of course after spending 60bucks.....gamers will have to resist in order to show the industry that they wont spend extra for things that should be included...i will say no thanks but it sucks i can only imagine who else they will release....seeing how many they left out from the start.....

I feel like MvC3 represents the pinnacle in wasted potential this generation. I can name at least 5 popular Capcom characters that aren't in the game and they go and charge $5 for a 3rd Resident Evil character.

I would have paid $5 for Megaman.

Can't wait for Torchlight, really looking forward to it.

I'm glad I picked up the special edition, but I would never pay $5 for a downloadable character besides like Phoenix Wright or Megaman.. Not a great business model Capcom..

Could be worse, they could be chargin' $10 bucks a char....and depending on the char I'd still buy it lol. Let go of my wallet Capcom!

@Shilova

We should also be thankful that we are even getting more characters.

Buy GoL people. Totally worth it at $15, and a must-buy at this price.

It's a shame they didn't get the online co-op ready in time and took so much negative press for it. It really is a fantastic game.

$5 PER CHARACTER!? I think I'll wait for a sale.

Hey - look at that: this is where Capcom got it's footage for the Resident Evil 5 trailer where Jill is in green goo in a container!

screw capcom... i guarantee they had all their DLC characters made before the game released, but instead of giving us a proper roster with tons of characters... they know suckers will pay for it afterwards. pretty soon the games will ship with 2 characters and add 50 more for 5$ each as DLC

WANT CLASH OF HEROES ALREADY

Wow, 5 bones for each character in MvC3. I knew MvC3 would be a money vacuum lol.

Probably need to finally pick up GoL

Two DA2 paid DLCs already? Is the freaking game even out yet?

I guess I'll be waiting on the "ultimate edition" or whatever they call it.

Was totally going to buy MVC 3 new, now I'm gonna pick it up used just to screw with them. $5 a character is f-ing ridiculous

I was out for the entire day when Lara Croft and The Guardian of Light was on sale on Steam. It didn't look like it would run on my PC anyway, so I'm happy at the prospect of getting another chance.

I noticed that Full House Poker comes on the 15th of March. I'm still a bit unsure about that one, to be honest. Then again, that 'Texas Heat' mode...

Furthermore, I noticed a plethora of Halo: Reach content coming in the first half of the month. The 10th brings a 'Halo: Reach Avatar Collection Update', which I hope to god does not include the Noble Six Avatar Helmet. That NEEDS to remain a limited edition item.

As well as the Defiant Map Pack heading out on the 15th, it seems that the game itself is going on Games on Demand. That's nice, but a GoD release is usually a sign that a game's online community is dying a harsh death. Curse you, Black Ops!

Oh man, I was all ready to get DA2 day one, now I'm thinking of just waiting for the ultimate edition. Dammit!

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XBLM in March: Lara Croft deals, MvC3 and Dragon Age 2 DLC, free Gold weekend

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